Creamy Mushroom vs Ashen
Creamy Mushroom is a Behr color while Ashen comes from PPG. These are both beige-greiges, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige-greige to land. With LRVs of 52 and 52, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. With a ΔE of 1.7, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Creamy Mushroom vs Ashen in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Creamy Mushroom and Ashen are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Kitchen
Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Color Details
Creamy Mushroom vs Ashen Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Creamy Mushroom on one side and Ashen on the other.
Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.
More Creamy Mushroom comparisons
See how Creamy Mushroom stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 52, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 52), opening up a space where Creamy Mushroom encloses it.
Creamy Mushroom reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 52), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 52 vs 30, Creamy Mushroom is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 52 and 52, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 8-point LRV gap (60 vs 52) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Creamy Mushroom reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (52 vs 43) makes Creamy Mushroom the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 52 vs 4, Creamy Mushroom is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 55 and 52, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Creamy Mushroom reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Creamy Mushroom reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 52, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 52 vs 21, Creamy Mushroom is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 52), opening up a space where Creamy Mushroom encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 52), opening up a space where Creamy Mushroom encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 52), opening up a space where Creamy Mushroom encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 51), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Creamy Mushroom reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Creamy Mushroom reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 52), opening up a space where Creamy Mushroom encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (52 vs 41) makes Creamy Mushroom the marginally brighter of the two.
Creamy Mushroom reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Creamy Mushroom reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 52 vs 31, Creamy Mushroom is decisively the brighter choice.